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excavated

/ˈɛkskəvˌeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ca-vat-ed
IPA
/ˈɛkskəvˌeɪtɪd/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of excavate

Derived Forms

nonexcavated unexcavated

Questions

How do you pronounce excavated?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛkskəvˌeɪtɪd/.
What does excavated mean?
simple past and past participle of excavate

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